Deceased
When Did Frank Thornton Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 92GenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn15/01/1921Born inDulwich, London, England, UKDied16/03/2013Died inLondonWikidataQ1898864 ↗Buried atSt Paul's Church, Covent GardenTMDb#92042 ↗
Frank Thornton Ball, professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was best known for playing Captain Peacock in the television sitcom Are You Being Served? and its sequel Grace & Favour and as Herbert "Truly" Truelove in television sitcom Last of the Summer Wine.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | We Love Are You Being Served?Movie | — | 99 |
| 2012 | Run For Your WifeMovie | Man on Bus | 91 |
| 2005 | The Funny Blokes of British ComedyMovie | Self | 84 |
| 2002 | The Making of Gosford ParkMovie | Self (uncredited) | 81 |
| 2001 | Gosford ParkMovie | Mr. Burkett | 80 |
| 2001 | Richard & JudySeries | Self | 80 |
| 2001 | Wendy Richard: A Life on the BoxMovie | Self | 80 |
| 1998 | What's a Carry On?Movie | Self (uncredited) | 77 |
| 1991 | Pebble MillSeries | Self | 70 |
| 1986 | CasualtySeries | Edward Gutheridge | 65 |
| 1984 | Royal Variety Performance 1984Movie | — | 63 |
| 1979 | Blankety BlankSeries | — | 58 |
| 1977 | Are You Being Served? The MovieMovie | Captain Stephen Peacock | 56 |
| 1976 | The New AvengersSeries | Roland | 55 |
| 1976 | The Bawdy Adventures of Tom JonesMovie | Whitlow | 55 |
| 1974 | Fall of EaglesSeries | Prince Albert | 53 |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer WineSeries | Truly | 52 |
| 1973 | The Three MusketeersMovie | Man in Small Carriage (uncredited) | 52 |
| 1973 | No Sex Please - We're BritishMovie | Glass Shop Manager | 52 |
| 1972 | Crown CourtSeries | Professor McIver | 51 |
| 1972 | SykesSeries | Dr. Taplow | 51 |
| 1972 | Bless This HouseMovie | Mr. Jones | 51 |
| 1972 | Are You Being Served?Series | Captain Peacock | 51 |
| 1970 | The Private Life of Sherlock HolmesMovie | Porter | 49 |
| 1970 | The GoodiesSeries | Master of Ceremonies | 49 |
| 1969 | The Magic ChristianMovie | Police Inspector | 48 |
| 1969 | The Assassination BureauMovie | Elevator victim (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1969 | The Bed Sitting RoomMovie | The BBC | 48 |
| 1968 | The ChampionsSeries | Clerk | 47 |
| 1968 | A Flea in Her EarMovie | Charles, the Butler | 47 |
| 1968 | 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!Movie | Registrar | 47 |
| 1966 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumMovie | Slave Driver | 45 |
| 1966 | Carry On Screaming!Movie | Mr. Jones | 45 |
| 1965 | The Early BirdMovie | Drunken Doctor | 44 |
| 1965 | The Man in Room 17Series | Chief Inspector Bascombe | 44 |
| 1965 | The Wild AffairMovie | Wine Shop Manager | 44 |
| 1965 | The Big JobMovie | Bank Official | 44 |
| 1964 | HMS ParadiseSeries | Commander Fairweather | 43 |
| 1962 | Steptoe and SonSeries | Seller | 41 |
| 1962 | Doomsday at ElevenMovie | BBC Announcer | 41 |
| 1961 | The AvengersSeries | — | 40 |
| 1960 | Coronation StreetSeries | Danny Roach | 39 |
| 1960 | Danger ManSeries | Pepe | 39 |
| 1960 | The Dickie Henderson ShowSeries | — | 39 |
| 1958 | Battle of the V-1Movie | British Scientist (uncredited) | 37 |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William TellSeries | Tax Collector | 37 |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreSeries | Station Sergeant | 35 |
| 1956 | Johnny, You're WantedMovie | Police Inspector | 35 |
| 1956 | Hancock's Half HourSeries | — | 35 |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock GreenSeries | PC Cox | 34 |
| 1955 | The Sooty ShowSeries | Dr. Hugh | 34 |
| 1955 | Portrait of AlisonMovie | Police Photographer | 34 |
| 1954 | The Silent WitnessMovie | The Barman (uncredited) | 33 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night TheatreSeries | Sailor | 29 |
| 1935 | The Florentine DaggerMovie | (uncredited) | 14 |